District SyllabusNSP2290C
Perioperative Nursing

Credit Hours:

9

Contact Hours:

17

Laboratory Fee:

$100

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Corequisites:

There are no corequisites for this course.

Catalog Description:

The Perioperative Nursing course will provide Registered Nurses with
basic knowledge and clinical skills necessary to function
independently in an entry level Perioperative Nursing position.
Course content includes principles of aseptic technique, patient
safety, universal protocol, and the nursing process in the
perioperative setting. The course will also address ethical, moral,
and legal issues as well as specific considerations for various
types of procedures and specialty services in the circulating role.

MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Professional Behaviors: identify attributes and values necessary
for the role of the registered nurse in the perioperative setting.
2. Communication: differentiate among effective, non-effective,
therapeutic, and non-therapeutic communcations with surgical
patients
and between members of the perioperative team.
3. Clinical decision making: relate the nursing process to clinical
decision-making to promote the physiologicial and psychological
integrity of the surgical patient.
4. Caring Interventions: maintain a safe environment for the patient
undergoing surgery.
5. Teaching and learning: develop a teaching plan for a surgical
patient.
6. Collaborating: Establish a collaborative relationship with the
surgical patient to assure patient input into decision-making.
7. Managing care: effectively manage nursing care through planning
and organizing nursing care to support the surgical patient's needs.
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe roles of the multidisciplinary surgical team in the
perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative areas and the
specific role of the Registered Nurse.
2. Demonstrate basic skills of scrubbing and circulating, and the
ability to conceptualize and control an aseptic environment.
3. Identify the needs of perioperative patients using the nursing
process.
4. Identify common phamacological interventions used in the
perioperative setting and demonstrate safe administration.
5. Perform perioperative care congruent with patient safety and
comfort according to established standards of practice.
6. Describe pathological and physiological conditions requiring
surgical intervention.
7. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing practice and
the
quality of patient care during surgical intervention.
8. Identify the ethical, moral, and legal responsibilities of the
surgical team.
9. Demonstrate appropriate prioritization of nursing activities
relevant to the perioperative setting.
10. Identify opportunities for professional growth as a
perioperative
nurse.

Course Learning Outcomes:

See expanded syllabus developed by the instructor for each section
being taught.

Methods of Evaluation:

Evaluation of student progress towards achieving the stated learning
outcomes and performance objectives is the responsibility of the
instructor, within the policies of the college and the department.
Detailed explanations are included in the expanded Syllabus
developed
by the instructor for each section being taught.

Flexibility:

It is the intention of the instructor to accomplish the objectives specified in the course syllabus. However, circumstances may arise which prohibit the fulfilling of this endeavor. Therefore, this syllabus is subject to change. When possible, students will be notified of any change in advance of its occurrence.

Student Email Accounts

Pensacola State College provides an institutional email account to all credit students. Pirate Mail is the official method of communication, and students must use Pirate Mail when communicating with the College. In cases where companion software is used for a particular class, emails may be exchanged between instructor and student using the companion software.

Note:

For students with a disability that falls under the Americans with Disability Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, it is the responsibility of the student to notify Student Resource Center for ADA Services to discuss any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements for this course. Upon completion of registration with the Student Resource Center for ADA Services office, specific arrangements can be discussed with the instructor.